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... George Washington . Ben Franklin and George Washington exchange their last adieux 149 Lafayette sends the key to the Bastille to Washington President Washington tries to patch up the feud between Alex- ander Hamilton and Thomas ...
... George Washington . Ben Franklin and George Washington exchange their last adieux 149 Lafayette sends the key to the Bastille to Washington President Washington tries to patch up the feud between Alex- ander Hamilton and Thomas ...
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Edward Boykin. GEORGE WASHINGTON WRITES HIS WIFE OF HIS SELECTION AS COMMANDER - IN - CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN ARMY On June 15 , 1775 , at Philadelphia , the Second Continental Con- gress unanimously appointed Colonel George Washington ...
Edward Boykin. GEORGE WASHINGTON WRITES HIS WIFE OF HIS SELECTION AS COMMANDER - IN - CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN ARMY On June 15 , 1775 , at Philadelphia , the Second Continental Con- gress unanimously appointed Colonel George Washington ...
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... GEORGE WASHINGTON On June 23 , amid much éclat , with blowing of horns and a caval- cade of soldiers and statesmen escorting him to the city limits , George Washington left Philadelphia for his journey to Boston . However , just before ...
... GEORGE WASHINGTON On June 23 , amid much éclat , with blowing of horns and a caval- cade of soldiers and statesmen escorting him to the city limits , George Washington left Philadelphia for his journey to Boston . However , just before ...
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refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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